Phoenix Festival Live Arts in Nyack presents Sugar Ray
Friday, October 3, 7:00pm, The Angel Nyack, 18 S Broadway, Nyack
Recapturing of Sugar Ray Robinson’s life and boxing legacy in a biographical solo show that is exciting to those who idolized him and illuminating to those who grew up after his era. Tickets: $38. Click here to purchase tickets.
Garage Sale at Perry Home
Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5, 9:00am – 4:00pm, 319 N Broadway, Nyack
Used carpentry and garden tools are part of the items available at a home that had nurtured 9 generations of Perrys, the only family to ever live at the location. Many will remember the elaborate Halloween decorations at the home that delighted trick or treaters for 50 years. Read Bill Batson’s account of the Perry’s myriad contributions to our community here.
Nyack Arts & Crafts Walk
Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5, 10:00am – 5:00pm, Downtown Nyack & Memorial Park
Experience Trade & Prosper’s first Arts & Crafts Walk featuring Nyack’s unique shopping and dinning, with pop-up markets, art exhibits and live music.
Explore two pop-up markets with 50+ curated handmade and small-batch brands featuring one-of-a-kind creations in Easter Square at Main and Cedar Street and Memorial Park and Depew and Piermont Avenue.
Visit participating local shops, galleries, bars, and restaurants who are joining in the celebration of arts and crafts with special events and exclusive offers.
Enjoy the sounds of jazz, drumming circles, and local singer/songwriter.
Enter for a chance to win prize baskets filled with artisanal products and gift cards donated by our community partners. Map pick up locations at all stores and drop off locations marked on walking map.
Click here for visitor and vendor information.
Homebody Books at the Nyack Arts & Crafts Walk
Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5, 10:00am – 5:00pm, 6 Park St, Nyack, NY
Homebody Books will be joining in this vibrant all-village maker celebration with a drop-in paper crafting session and 20% off all craft kits and new art supplies.
3rd Annual Proyecto Faro Unity Walk to support immigrant justice!
Saturday, October 4, walk anytime between 12:00 and 4:00pm, Stony Point Center, 17 Crickettown Rd, Stony Point
Join Proyecto Faro for their 3rd annual walk anytime between 12:00 and 4:00pm for a community walk-a-thon to Support their critical work
Learn more about Proyecto Faro, Rockland’s immigration history and be in community with staff and supporters at the beautiful Stony Point Center.
Here’s how to participate:
DONATE: Support a specific walker with a pledge per-mile or a flat donation, OR
donate to the entire click here.
WALK: You can sign up to be a walker and ask your friends, family and/or colleagues to support you with a donation. Walkers can also sign up in teams (e.g., a team from the same church, synagogue, organization or business. Register here.
Nyack Chamber of Commerce Networking Social
Wednesday, October 8, 7:00pm, Louie’s Next Door, 19 N Broadway, Nyack
Meet local business owners and civic leaders at Louie’s Next Door, Nyack’s award winning wine bar. Confirmed speakers are:
Nyack Village Administrator Andy Stewart to describe NY Forward’s Small Project Fund open to Nyack businesses (deadline October 20, 2025) and Dan McConnell, Lower Hudson Valley Small Business Development Center to introduce programs to support and enhance local economic activity.
The public is welcome.
Music to Mend: Fundraiser for Nyack Plaza Fire Victime
Sunday, October 12, 6:00 – 8:00pm, The Angel Nyack, 18 S. Broadway, Nyack
Gather with neighbors for a powerful evening of music, healing, and community as we come together to support the families displaced by the Nyack Plaza fire.
This is more than just a concert—it’s a chance to show our neighbors that they’re not alone. Come out, enjoy the music, and help make a difference for families rebuilding their lives.
Contribute what you can:! ($10 or $10,000… every little bit helps!)
Click here for more information and to donate.
No Kings Day: 2.0
Saturday, October 18, 12:00 – 2:00pm, Four Corners, Route 59 and N Middletown Rd, Nanuet
Organizers estimate 10 million participants. This protest follows the first “No Kings” protest, which was held in June 2025 and drew millions of participants.
Visit Indivisible Rockland for more information
Spring Valley NAACP’s 70th Annual Freedom Fund Gala
Saturday, October 18, 12:00 – 4:00pm, Crowne Plaza Suffern, 3 Executive Blvd, Suffern
Nyack News And View’s own Bill Batson will receive the Virginia Atkins Beasley Lifetime Achievement Award. Other honorees include:
* June Van Dunk, (Unsung hero award)
* Proyecto Faro (Social Justice Leadership Award),
* Rev Theresa Darden and the Upper Room House of Worship (the Humanitarian Award)
* The Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center (community service award)
The event’s keynote speaker is Dr. Betty A Rosa, the New York State Commissioner of Education will be the guest speaker. Dr. Rosa is also the President of the University of the State of New York and the first Latina woman to serve in the position.
Tickets are $130 and can be purchased by calling (845) 363-6227 or click here.
Editor’s note: This article is sponsored by Wright Bros. Real Estate where Experience meets Excellence at Nyack’s Longest Operating Brokerage.
